In a very sad turn of events, our very sweet and much loved dog Beth died today. She was a very good dog- happy, sweet and loving until the very end. Beth was Jennifer’s faithful companion and had been with her since before I met her. Everyone is really going to miss her.
Julie, one of Gabe’s classmates, had a birthday party at daycare- they had cupcakes:
Trying to get caught up on Baby Gradyie pics:
These pics are actually from the hospital…
Wye Mountain is well known in these parts for their expansive fields of daffodils. There is a Daffodil Festival mid-March each year. It is a very casual affair and the photo opportunities are plentiful. Paula took Gabe out there this year:
We’ve had all kinds of Graydon goodness, but I’ve finally solved a pesky problem that is worth documenting for my future reference. My laptop does not have a right CTRL key. I didn’t realize how much I used the right CTRL key until I didn’t have one. I’ve finally got it worked out, which makes using Emacs much better on my Ubuntu laptop…
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Update: 3/19, 3:40pm. Added a couple new pics at the bottom. Graydon is doing really great. She sleeps like a log, which is taking a bit getting used to, because Gabe barely slept the first few months.
Update: 3/20 11:00am. Added a couple more pics- woohoo for wireless internet access in the hosptial. Graydie and Jennifer are doing great. The baby is a sleeping machine.
Well, it took a long time and a c-section in the end, but Baby Graydon has arrived safely in the world. Jennifer and I arrived at the hospital Tuesday, March 18, with her having contractions. Though she eventually dilated to 8cm, we never got to that magic number 10, and a c-section was in order. Turns out the baby was pretty big- 8 pounds 13 ounces, and 22 inches long. Big girl- she is definitely long! She is practially double the size of Gabe when he was born 5 weeks early.
Despite not being in labor myself, I’m pretty tired just the same, so without further commentary:
Actually, here’s a fun bit of new- since Baby Graydon held out an extra day and wasn’t born until the 19th, she shares a birthday with her aunt Paula!
